black propaganda

British

noun

propaganda that does not come from the source it claims to come from Compare grey propaganda white propaganda

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So, disinformation is really what they call "black propaganda."

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2023

He swears nothing that was ever done had any black propaganda in it or was disinformation.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 24, 2019

British agents in Manhattan waged a covert black propaganda and disinformation campaign to discredit American isolationists and appeasers.

From The Guardian • Apr. 28, 2019

All the ingredients of a gripping spy thriller are there - intrigue, espionage, lies and black propaganda.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2011

In February, Manny Villar, a presidential candidate, dismissed as "black propaganda" the claim that he had a cozy relations with the clan.

From Time • May 10, 2010

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